Chondrex,
Inc. provides a
variety of high quality reagents and consulting services for arthritis and
inflammatory
research, under the trade name Arthrogen-CIA®. We specialize in
the biochemistry and immunology of collagen and collagen-related
materials, as well as
arthritis research models (authentic collagen-induced
arthritis model and newly developed monoclonal
antibody-induced arthritis model - allows for the testing of compounds
within 1 - 2 weeks instead of months).
Our
reagents include:
Various species and types of collagen
Collagen detection kits
Collagen antibody assay kits
Recombinant collagenases and collagenase assay kits
Monoclonal antibodies including arthritogenic cocktails
Our contract
consulting services include:
Screening and evaluating therapeutics in in vitro and in vivo
systems
Testing anti-collagen antibodies in humans and animals
Development of new research strategies for therapeutic development
